crash axes

A form of crash axe — A lightweight fire axe carried in the cockpit of medium and large passenger aircraft and used to cut an escape route through aircraft wreckage after a crash, or to gain access to a hidden fire during flight.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of crash axe
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APA

crash axes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crash%20axes

MLA

“crash axes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crash%20axes. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crash axes,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crash%20axes.

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